Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1887-08-13
For sash, doors, and wall paper call

For sash, doors, and wall paper call
ut Fred Heidepriem's.
A rich strike is reported at the Golden
Summit mine.
A refreshing shower Of rain, which
served to lay the dust, came to Custer
on Wednesday.
In the march of empire you will find
that j. Cochran sells good goods, cheap
for cash.
A party consisting of Mr.. and Mrs. J.
VI. Lewis, Mrs. De Mum and son, Mrs.
Us. Nj. Booth and Master Mark Booth
visited Harvey Peak, and picnicked on
It's apex on Wednesday. They were
%enraptured with the yiew from that
lofty height, which they describe as
indescribably grand and picturesque.
If you want to counteract any condi-
ton of the thermometer, buy your goods
at Cochran's.
Assaying done at Booth & Webster's
Gold, . 100 silver, Sl.00; gold and sll-
yer, Sl.50; copper 81 80; tin $l.O0; nickel
$500.
Mr.. John A. Dickson, Of Kansas, IN
Wednesday, purchased of Booth q Web
ster, lot 5, in block 2, or Crook street, in
this city consideration, $500. Mr..
Dickson will return to Kansas in a few
days, where he will perfect arrange
ments for permanent location in this
city, with his family. He expects to
return to this place on or about October
first.
Say, Bob, how did You like the show ?
Well, it did not strike me half as forci-
bic as j. Cochran, selling goods way
down for cash.
Crook City is reported as being on the
verge Of a boom, which will excite the
envy Of less fortunate towns in that
portion Of the Hills. Already every
cabin and shanty is said to be occupied
by newcomers, many of whom have left
the present terminus Of the Elkhorn, to
enhance their fortunes in the more
promising prospective winter terminus
on the classic banks of the roaring
Whitewood.
If you want anything in the line of
hardware, fancy and staple groceries,
stoves, iron and glassware, mining sup
plies, farm implements, iron, steel, etc,
etc, 90 to Cochran's, the cheapest house
in the Black Hills.
Mr.. James Wilson has returned to
England, arriving on Thursday al South
ampton by the "Saale." We under
stand that the object of Mr.. Wilson's
visit is TO make another effort to dis
pose of the Harvey Peak tin mines 70
English inv estors. He will probably be
willing to accept something less thar
G2,O0O,O00 sterling this time.-London
Financial News, July 30.
He will probably be willing to do
nothing of the kind.
Arbuckles, or any other kind coffee,
25 cts pound at the Red Front, Buffalo
Gap. w. }. Wood x Co.
A. +. Van Devort, who has an ex-
tensive reputation for working up trade,
has inaugurated Il new feature that is
proving q remarkable success. Having
very heavy stock of queensware, glass
ware, notions, hosiery, ETC., that he
wishes to close out in order to reduce
his stock to exclusive hardware, started
q ten cent department III which he
offers several thousand dollars worth of
goods that retail at regular prices at
from twenty-five cents to a dollar. That
the pablic appreciate the benefit is
proven by the large purchases.
Three pounds best uncolored Jap tea,
or three pounds best Gunpowder tea for
Sl.00, at w. j. Wood x Co, Red Front,
Buffalo Gap.
Hot Springs is booming local manu-
features in great shape. A popular sub
scription of S2j has been raised to set
Pat Ferguson up with a kit of shoe
makers tools, including pegs and wax.
Rapid Journal.
1t is evident from the above, that il
does not require a manufacturing plant
of magnitude TO touch the Journals
enthusiasm. Even the establishment
ola broom plant in Rapid with a capacity
Of pronounced modesty has thrown that
sheet into a spasm of metropolitan
delight, from which, Notwithstanding
several dozen brooms have already
materialized, it has not yet fully recov-
cred.
Rev. J. w. Hancher and family, of
Rapid, remained over after the close of
the Methodist conference until Thurs
day for the purpose Of extending their
visit with relatives in this place,
and to take in the tin mines and other
outlying attractions. The rare rocks
and select stones embraced in Mrs.
Hancher's collection are awaiting trans
portation by mule teams to Rapid where
the entire aggregation will be used in
the creation ofa rockery which in Doint